£800 difference with the USA - 5D3

quickben wrote in post #14005407
Are you saying you'd declare it if you bought one over there and happily give somebody some of your hard earned money for no good reason ?

For no good reason - apart from it being against the law.

You can squirm and shullbit all you like. Bringing one into the country and deliberately avoiding paying import duties and VAT is smuggling. Anybody who does it is breaking the law and is a criminal and deserves to be locked up.

If you don't like having to pay taxes then I suggest you go to a different country. I here Zimbabwe's rather nice and is quite welcoming to criminals.

hollis_f wrote in post #14005537
For no good reason - apart from it being against the law.

You can squirm and shullbit all you like. Bringing one into the country and deliberately avoiding paying import duties and VAT is smuggling. Anybody who does it is breaking the law and is a criminal and deserves to be locked up.

If you don't like having to pay taxes then I suggest you go to a different country. I here Zimbabwe's rather nice and is quite welcoming to criminals.

Is it cold up there on that high-horse ? Calm down, Frank, step away from the Daily Mail . . . .

I'll probably just wait until the price comes down, anyway, and therefore pay your precious taxes.

Happy ?

I'm outta here, before people start swinging handbags.

Ta ta.

hollis_f wrote in post #14005294
Or just steal one. It's just as illegal, quite a bit cheaper and is less likely to result in you bending over, trousers round ankles, listening to the 'snap' of a rubber glove.

So... you're saying I get a trip to the US, a cheaper camera, and some action, all for the one price? (sorry, I couldn't resist). I guess Max Mosley would be happy. Allegedly. Ahem.

TBH, seeing the £2999 UK price of the 5D3 (and the fact the D800 is on pre-order for 600 quid less), and nearly £700 for the new flash makes me think Canon are well stocked with rubber gloves.

Will be waiting for 3rd party reviews of both cameras, but certainly couldn't justify that sort of money... given my lack of talent.

quickben wrote in post #14005584
Is it cold up there on that high-horse ? Calm down, Frank, step away from the Daily Mail . . . .

I'll probably just wait until the price comes down, anyway, and therefore pay your precious taxes.

Happy ?

Hey now, if he likes it - let him pay the taxes and enjoy it. Far be it from me to be as arrogantly judgmental as he is.

hollis_f wrote in post #14005537
For no good reason - apart from it being against the law.

You can squirm and shullbit all you like. Bringing one into the country and deliberately avoiding paying import duties and VAT is smuggling. Anybody who does it is breaking the law and is a criminal and deserves to be locked up.

If you don't like having to pay taxes then I suggest you go to a different country. I here Zimbabwe's rather nice and is quite welcoming to criminals.

For a guy who challenges grammar and spelling in his signature, should you not use here/hear properly in your post?

hollis_f wrote in post #14005335
The reason why new gear costs a lot more in the UK than in the US is because we have a much higher proportion of morons than they do.

I beg to differ, I think the US is a World Superpower when it comes to morons. I beleive we spend exponentially more per capita in moron research and development. Just watch our election process.

If you buy a camera body in the US then the warranty doesn't cover Europe. Canon have that loophole covered.

You must purchase in UK and pay muchas dinero, bend over, take the pain, be a man.

Luckily for me I have family in the US who purchase goodies then let me borrow them.

Part of it might be a Tax thing due to the recording limit.

One of the reasons the camera only record 29.59 of video is anything longer is classed as a video camera and in Europe has an extra tax bracket.

The 5d3 will not stop when it hits the limit and will just use split files to get past the 4gb limit of FAT32 memory cards.

Not sure if this is why its so much more but I think i will get a 5d3 from the U.S imported after all that £800 is about the cost of a 24-70L.


Alex

"What is the price of a cheap flight to New York these days?" You've stumbled on the reason - our present administration wants to increase tourism to the US in an effort to improve the economy.

The Norwegian price is 1125 gbp higher than at B&H.
That includes 25% VAT
And 5 years warranty!
That must be worth something?

Sure the gray imports will be on ebay soon after it comes out. But anyone going on holiday to the U.S feel free to bring me an extra one back


Alex

A return flight to New York from the UK is just under £400, which means I'd still have £400 to play with for taxes and taxis. I'm going to look at getting a grey import again I think. I'd take an £800 gamble that if it went wrong I'd return it to the vendor first to get the warranty work done. I just hate getting shafted the way we do in the UK and £800 is a lot of shaft.

On the assumption you wish to take it in without paying duties, you will also have to reckon with the fact that re-entering the UK (especially from a non-EU country) at any other time, you could be faced with UK customs wanting to know where you got it from. They are rarely in a joking mood when they ask. And that would bring you back to square one. Several acquaintances of mine were picked out of the green line last year. They had UK bought gear and could produce the requested copy of their bills. So they were safe and dry.

Not declaring a camera bought abroad is indeed considered smuggling and the penalties are known to be fairly high.

Whether this system to your liking or not is obviously up to you. Whether you are ready to chance it and try to beat the system is also up to you.

According to HM Revenue & Customs things run that way:

"You can bring in other goods [than tobacco or spirits] worth up to £390 without having to pay tax and/or duty.

If you arrive by private plane or private boat for pleasure purposes, you can only bring in other goods worth up to £270 tax and duty free.

If you bring in any single item worth more than your allowance, you must pay duty and/or tax on the full item value, not just the value above the allowance. You also cannot group individual allowances together to bring in an item worth more than the limit."

And there are most likely countless additional pages of small print to give you the minutest details, but this is certainly neither worth your time nor mine.

Only a complete and utter idiot would endeavor to "save" money by flying from the UK to the US, and staying in its most expensive city, for a bloody camera.